Rossen Milanov, Music Director

Next Event:

Batman in Concert

October 19, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

JAN 17 - 18, 2025

Totally 80’s

Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center Theatre Complex 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH, United States

Stuart Chafetz – Conductor We’re like totally crankin’ up the Tears for Fears and celebrating one of the most decadent decades of music – the 80s! Relive rock, R & B, and new wave hits from icons like George Michael, Phil Collins, Blondie, Huey Lewis & The News, Robert Palmer, Cyndi Lauper, Journey, Michael Jackson,... Read more »

JAN 24-25

Mahler 2

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the transcendent ‘Resurrection,’ features the return of radiant soprano Jessica Rivera and the CSO debut of mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller. Colossal in both length and orchestration, Mahler’s second symphony offers a profound reflection on life and redemption.... Read more »

January 31, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friday Coffee Dress

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Friday Coffee Dress Observe a working rehearsal as the musicians and conductor put the finishing touches on the weekend’s concert program on Friday, January 31 at 10AM. Tickets are $18; coffee and donuts are included! Rossen Milanov, Conductor Sterling Elliott, cello Corigliano: Phantasmagoria for Cello and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) In a Columbus Symphony co-commission,... Read more »

JAN 31-FEB 1

Beethoven’s Eroica

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Sterling Elliott, cello Corigliano: Phantasmagoria for Cello and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) In a Columbus Symphony co-commission, cellist Sterling Elliott performs famed composer John Corigliano’s Phantasmagoria for solo cello and orchestra. Rossen leads the orchestra in Beethoven’s sweeping third symphony, the ‘Eroica,’ or “Heroic” Symphony, written in a time of... Read more »

FEB 13-FEB 16

West Side Story

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Rossen Milanov, conductor BalletMet CAPA Opera Columbus Experience an electrifying, larger-than-life staging of the musical masterpiece West Side Story in a collaboration with BalletMet, CAPA, Columbus Symphony, and Opera Columbus! This vibrant production features a moving score, dynamic dance numbers, and a timeless love story. Set against the backdrop of New York's Upper West Side, the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet is reimagined with the... Read more »

February 28, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friday Coffee Dress

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Friday Coffee Dress Observe a working rehearsal as the musicians and conductor put the finishing touches on the weekend’s concert program on Friday, February 28 at 10AM. Tickets are $18; coffee and donuts are included! Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Yazid Gray, baritone Copland: Appalachian Spring Daugherty: Letters from Lincoln Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the... Read more »

FEB 28 - MAR 1

Appalachian Spring

Ohio Theatre 39 E. State Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Yazid Gray, baritone Copland: Appalachian Spring Daugherty: Letters from Lincoln Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in this captivating program. Copland’s sparkling Appalachian Spring is considered one of his finest works. Michael Daugherty’s Letters from Lincoln, written in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth,... Read more »